Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Being a self-employed consultant or “solopreneur” isn’t for everyone. Sure, it sounds fabulous – be selective about which jobs you take, have a flexible schedule, escape office politics, make really good money – but it definitely has some drawbacks. I made the leap to independent consulting in 2004 and never looked back. Although I made more money while working fewer hours, I also had to learn how to run my own business.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If you want to get consulting clients, an independent consultant resume WON’T help you as much as you think. Does the following scenario sound familiar? You’re talking to a potential client, and they’re showing some interest in you. Excitedly, you start telling them about your services. You KNOW deep down that you can really help. Independent Consultant Resume: Do You Need One?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

If you want to successfully grow your business, then it’s essential to set clear goals for your company. Setting goals provides your organization with a sense of structure and purpose, and this helps to create a stable workplace for your employees. With the COVID-19 pandemic heightening uncertainty in all areas of life, goal-setting is now more important than ever.

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It is a principle universally acknowledged that projects often fail because of people. If you can manage your stakeholders, you have a much greater chance of success. The life of a project manager is a tricky one. A constant balancing act – trying to keep your project on track, to time, to budget, with excellent deliverables; whilst also trying to keep other people happy.

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The COVID pandemic has changed not only how and where we work, it’s also changed our priorities and perspectives. What used to be a typical day at the office, has become an extended day of jumping between working remotely, home schooling our kids, serving as on-site technical support for our kids and as remote support for our parents, all while monitoring the status of our grocery delivery to ensure the doorbell doesn’t announce its arrival during a virtual client meeting.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The initial few minutes of every client meeting present your consulting firm with a unique opportunity. Will you let it slip by unnoticed, or create a regular, business-building habit to maximize that time? Let’s say that next Tuesday you’re scheduled to deliver a regular, periodic project update to your consulting firm’s client, Gridlock Enterprises.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Deciding whether to obtain an MBA can be difficult. It is a rewarding experience that can allow you to improve your job prospects, expand your network, and learn all about business. But, you also need to study for the GMAT, leave your current job, and possibly relocate to a new state. If you decide to purse an MBA, one of the most difficult decisions is picking the right university.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Consulting contract comprises the consultant’s and client’s commitment to be fulfilled, such as the deliverables and fees. Michael Zipursky brings a leader in consulting services, Karen Jenkins, the President, and CEO of KRJ Consulting, to talk about how she entered the consulting world and how to win and deliver high-value consulting contracts.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When I met with three aspiring consultants who are very passionate about parlaying their experience to help companies create healthy work environments and engaged employees. They almost fell out their chairs when I told them that I am starting to see that employee engagement is actually unethical. What I DON'T mean when I say this is that companies should not strive to have work environments free from unethical business practices and abusive and inconsiderate leaders who make their employees liv

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The example below is related to the Behavioral Science Casebook project and is intended to be used for educational purposes and helping both students and working professionals to think about digital designs and customer experiences using behavioral science concepts. High-level behavioral audit comments and potential approaches to consider are provided in some cases (for instructor purposes).

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Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Prior to the Super Bowl last Sunday, you couldn’t pick up a sports section without reading about the duel between Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback of all time, and Patrick Mahomes, the best quarterback in the game today. But it turns out that the battle between the two big name quarterbacks was much less important than the battle between the Chiefs’ offensive line and the Buccaneers’ defense.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Focus. Without focus, no one would become an expert in anything, your consulting firm wouldn’t become a thought leader in your field, and superman’s eyes would cast a warm, rosy glow instead of piercing lasers. A simple tool—the Focus Wheel—will help you and your consulting firm point your energy in the right direction. Managing yourself … Continued.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

We all need encouragement for our health and well being in difficult and challenging times. Here are twenty-two quotes that represent life balance, health, well being, happiness and success in life. As a result, may you be encouraged and more hopeful amidst your trials and good times in life. 12 Quotes that Encourage Health and Well Being. “The really important thing is not to live, but to live well… and to live well means the same thing as to live honourably or rightly.” – Socrates.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For many business owners, their business is the culmination of their life’s work and a primary source of wealth. Therefore, you will want to maximize the value through a combination of planning and timing when thinking about how to sell it later on. On today’s show, Domenic Rinaldi is with Michael Zipursky to discuss how to build. Maximize Your Exit Value: How To Buy, Sell, Or Scale Consulting Businesses With Domenic Rinaldi: Podcast #173 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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The Fearless Marketer

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

When I was intensively studying marketing in the “early days” of Action Plan Marketing, I read Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins. Perhaps the best marketing book ever written, published in 1923. Hopkins was the father of modern advertising and his clients included Goodyear Tires, Pepsodent Toothpaste, Palmolive Soap, Schlitz Beer, and Quaker Oats.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As related to the Applied Behavioral Science in the Digital Age course that I have been developing, I am creating a casebook that covers examples based on the real world, such as sample websites, app designs, email campaigns, and customer journeys with ideas about how to evaluate such designs though the lens of behavioral science. To provide feedback or suggest companies to include in the casebook, please feel free to contact me at sds77@cornell.edu.

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

When it comes to online class development, there are typically two options available. You can either outsource the work or create the needed content in-house. Each approach has its benefits and drawbacks. As a result, choosing the best method can be difficult, as going one way means losing out on the benefits provided by the other route. Luckily, it is.

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This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Do you regularly make your clients and prospects laugh? On purpose, I mean. There’s good reason to spill humor all over your consulting firm’s work. My team’s extensive, proprietary research among consulting firm leaders suggests you’ve been hilarious. Not recently, of course, but before you led a consulting firm. Or, perhaps, before you had teenagers. … Continued.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Have you ever noticed that other people want you to do “more” work? The work has risk—if you say yes to this work, you'll put every other deliverable at risk. What do you say? You can address this request with a simple sentence: No. That's it. No. It's a complete sentence. I bet you feel uncomfortable saying No. You have alternative words.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Leaving a corporate job and taking the leap of faith to be on your own can be both scary and exciting. Anne Sugar definitely went through all those emotions when she made the decision to leave the corporate world to start her own coaching and consulting firm, advising top leaders at companies including TripAdvisor, GM, Evidence-Based Coaching: Creating Systems To Exceed Your Goals With Anne Sugar: Podcast #172 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

A job can be defined as a group of tasks and responsibilities that are assigned to one person. We have all had some type of job where we had to do a certain set of tasks in order to help the group or organization be successful. How we perceived the tasks that made up the job may have made the job seem exciting and valuable or dull and boring. Researchers at the University Of Michigan Ross School Of Business have outlined the ideas behind adding value and meaning to one’s job through the practice

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Steve Tobak

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

I wrote this about my experience as a consultant working from home seven years ago. Turns out it’s even more relevant during Covid. Enjoy your Flashback Friday! Having been at this for more than a decade now, I’ve pretty much mastered all the pitfalls of working from home. And that[.] Read On. The post A Covid Guide to Work-From-Home Personal Grooming appeared first on Steve Tobak.

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Within a company, there are specific training opportunities. When you harness them correctly, you’re empowering your workforce by guiding them toward greater success. This simple effort can result in higher morale, rising productivity, improved retention, and more. However, most companies accidentally overlook some of the options, resulting in missed opportunities to truly shape and hone the capabilities of your workforce.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Podcasts are (relatively) easy to produce, the barrier to entry is virtually zero, and they’ve become more popular than cabbage patch dolls in the 1980s. Should your consulting firm have a podcast? Probably. Can you leverage the podcast movement to your consulting firm’s advantage? Absolutely. My consulting firm can trace a substantial portion of our … Continued.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

I've been speaking with several possible clients. They're having trouble with Scrum. The managers don't believe the teams need product owners, so the teams don't have POs. The managers think a Scrum Master can support at least four teams. The teams start a lot and finish very little. The teams think they have too many meetings. And everyone works alone—the teams collaborate very little.

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